The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-22
A DIAMOND THIEF.

A DIAMUNU IdIEE.
An elegant Broadway store. MIR. San
born behind the counter, and Mr.. Nor
ton Talbot before it.
"My diamonds! The Talbot dia-
monds!" he exclaimed to the wondering
Mr.. Sanborn.
well -"
Left them here?' articulated the ex-
hausted Talbot Seen them"
"Assuredly not, Mr.. Talbot. You
took them away with you"
Mr.. Talbot shook his head.
The girl! Where is she?"
"1ou mean Maggie?"
81 don't know whether it was Maggie
or Mary, or Betsy, or who; but it is the
one that dealt with"
You refer to Maggie Osborne, 1 pre-
sume." said Mr.. Sanborn. 'She left
here soon after you went out, and will
not be in the store again tor several
weeks"
Maggie Osborne!" exclaimed Morton
Talbot. go e, too! Depend upon it,
she's got the Talbot diamonds!"
Mr. Sa born stared in blank amaze
Maggie address; and 1t was not until
Talbot left the store that he fully real.
lied the enormity of the crime with
which his trusted employee had been
charged. He promptly wrote to Mag
gle, offering sympathy and assistance
and declaring his belief in her innocence.
A long, steep hill. At the bottom a
runaway horse and a wrecked car
riage; halfway up the insensible form OF
Mr.. Morton Talbot, so lar on his earch
for Maggie Osborne, or the lost dia-
monds; at the top a comfor BILE farm
house and young lady just coming
through the gate to Mr.. Taibot's relief
Help was near, and with very little de-
Ivy the unfortunate Talbot was safely
ensconced b tween white sheets in the
good housewives spare bed. His
senses came back to him at last, and his
first words were:
What tremendous hill"
Then he bethought him of his errand,
and startled the young lady in attend
ance by asking her, abruptly:
WHAT would you do to a young lady
if she stole your dlamonds?"
Never having been the owner of dia-
monds cannot say replied the young
lady; but believe should, first of all,
get the diamonds"
"Soundr' exclaimed Talbot. land
that's just what will do. By the way,
do you know person named Maggie
Osborne ?"
Il do"
lis it rossib!e?" exclaimed Mr.. Tai
bot, as though it were the strangeSt
thing in he world. We'll. you are the
first one. If I've asked one | have a
hundred, and nobody knew the little
thief"
The what, sir?"
Thief! She stole the Talbot dia-
monds, and I'm after her,"
Why! why! m astonished! |
knew Maggie had very taxing way,
but never supposed she would go so
far as that"
Nor anybody e'se," grumbled Tai
bot. There's my boy, John, won't be-
lleve word of it. He's after her"
1.-Two after her? Poor Maggie! She'll
be surely caught.
No, mol interrupted Talbot; mot
about the diamonds; but he wants her
tor WIFE
oh that's funny. now isn't it. OF
course you will not allow it."
Just let him try it!" replied Talbot
with meaning smile.
mo. knew you wouldn't. 1t would
be scandalous, But you probably would
not care so much if she hadn't stolen
your diamonds. Maggie is quite nice
girl, they say"
well, no. John has always been a
good boy, aid if he really liked good
respectable giIl, and wanted to marry
against it. But such a creature, bah!
Johns fool"
How curious, But if she proves her
innocence-fo1 instance, if you should
learn that she had not touched Your
diamonds, at all, and your son still
wanted to marry her, you would not OBJ
ject. OF course you wouldn't"
mo, wouldn't" replied Talbot. AT
the same time he was thinking: "Ill
be safe enough, for there's not the least
doubt of her guilt. And guess I'll pro-
mise further, for 1 really like this girl.
1t won't do any harm, anyway, to give
her q good opinion of me-" mo, l
wouldn't object" he repeated: land
more than that, 1 would give them q
good setting up in life. I'm able, and
would do it, too"
THANK you, father, were the words
that came in answer to his; and, looking
toward the door, he saw John standing
there. II overheard your promise.
father" continued John, land I think
shalt Ee safe enough 10 set the wedding
day Just month hence" =.
Hump Don't count your chickens
too soon. That Maggie Osborne will
never be your wife,"
mot until she or some one else proves
her innocence.
You ii be in your grave long before
that time. my boy -.
my demise will be speedy, then. "
said John. taking something from his
Goa. pocket "See the proofs!" i
What! Mercy! What is it?''
'The Talbot diamonds, father"
Hanged if you aren't right! ex-
claimed Pa Talbot. Where did you
get them2"
"After getting the diamonds from MIR.
Sanborn's you changed coats and left
the Troublesome gems in one Of the
pockets"
"Confound my Gaze s,sness!"
sGGIt'c O m III Wind Won know the